Disability Support Worker. Casual - Taree

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Employment type: Casual
Location: Port Macquarie & Mid North Coast
Categories: Disability

About the role

We are recruiting within our Supported Independent Living (SIL) and Lifestyle Programs. The SIL opportunity is supporting a male client with disability in their own home, providing various supports including personal care and daily living assistance. You can expect to work across a 24/7 roster. Our Lifestyle Program provides one-on-one support to individuals with disabilities in their homes or the community, with travel between clients and working short, split shifts required.

Responsibilities

  • Provide day to day High Intensity Daily Personal Activities (HIDPA) for residents, including medication assistance, personal care such as bathing, shaving and toileting, and provide manual handling mobility assistance by lifting, transferring and hoisting clients
  • Community access and transportation assistance
  • Work flexibly on a 24/7 roster. Ability to work sleepover is essential for SIL
  • Shifts primarily fall between Monday to Friday, weekend availability may be required
  • Support client in their day-to-day life by empowering them to find their strengths and build their capacity to live independently
  • Offer opportunities for choice, self-expression, and active involvement across all facets of our daily care services

Skills & Experience

  • An unrestricted New South Wales driver’s licence and access to a reliable vehicle is required
  • Committed to work flexible work hours across the week, including public holidays
  • Demonstrated ability to use basic technology and software on a mobile and desktop
  • A current First Aid Certificate, which includes the course HLTAID003 or HLTAID011

To be considered for and appointed to a position at Life Without Barriers, you must be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 with a minimum of two (2) doses or hold a valid medical exemption certificate, in accordance with Life Without Barriers Employee COVID-19 Vaccination Policy. You will be required to provide evidence of your vaccination status during the recruitment process.

Successful candidates will be required to clear probity checks including National Criminal History Record Check, NDIS and Working with Children Checks (where relevant to the role).

Benefits

  • Pay rates starting from $41.76 (casual) or $33.42 (perm part time) as per the SCHADS Award
  • Make a real difference to people's lives by providing specialised support for participants living with a disability
  • Build your career at Life Without Barriers with opportunities nationally
  • Work for one of Australia’s largest social purpose organisations

About the Organisation

Life Without Barriers is a leading social purpose, not for profit organisation of 8,000 employees working in more than 500 communities across Australia. We support children, young people and families, people with disability, older people and people with mental illness. We work with people who are homeless and refugees and asylum seekers.   

Empowering people with disability to live life the way they choose is at the heart of how Life Without Barriers has operated for over 25 years. This is an exciting opportunity to join our team and continue this mission. Support people with disability to have the choice, control, and independence to live their best life. If you’re passionate about inclusivity, respect, and making a meaningful difference, this is the career move for you.

We want to employ people who reflect the diversity of our clients to ensure we can support each client's individual needs and wants. We encourage people of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander background and people with disability to apply.

How to Apply

Include your resume and covering letter in one document, click ‘Apply’ and follow the prompts. For any enquiries including persons with disability that require adjustments, contact Caprisse Angemi via caprisse.angemi@lwb.org.au 

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